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1915 Boston Red Sox (#15) 4, 1958 New York Yankees (#79) 1
MVP: Dick Hoblitzell (Bos 1915) .368/.455/.526, 0 HR, 5 RBI
The Yankees scored a run in the 1st inning of Game 1, and it was 1-0 all the way until the 8th when the Red Sox scored 2 on singles and walks, and the game would end 2-1. New York again had a 1-run lead in Game 2, but gave up 4 runs in the 5th inning. The Yankees again jumped out to an early lead (2-0 in the 1st) in Game 3, and again they let Boston back in it, this time with a 5-run 4th. The Yankees immediately made it close again, but the Sox held on, scoring 3 more insurance runs in the 7th and nearing a series sweep. New York took another lead in the 3rd inning of Game 4, and this time they held on, with neither team scoring the rest of the way. The Yankees had a good shot at extending the series again, as Game 5 was tied at 3 going into the 9th. But the top of the 9th started with Yankees pitcher Bob Turley hitting Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a pitch on a 1-2 count, and it was all downhill for New York from there. When it was over, the Sox had scored 5 times, and the bottom half of the inning saw Smoky Joe Wood replace Ruth on the mound and get 3 straight ground outs to end the series.
Scores:
Bos 2 NYY 1
Bos 5 NYY 2
Bos 8 NYY 4
NYY 4 Bos 2
Bos 8 NYY 3
The 1915 Red Sox's next opponent will be the 1936 Yankees, who just beat the 1992 Blue Jays in 6 games.
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